I had a pretty lively debate this weekend with a young African American woman about President Barack Obama. I was stating that I won't be supporting Obama again. She thought I was being ridiculous and said it would be 'my fault' if a tea-partier gets elected. She also asked 'what had I done' to 'stand behind Obama', like my undying loyalty to him would have made his job easier. When did Americans forget what a democratic republic is?What too many people forgot or misunderstand that elected officials represent the will of the people in a democratic republic.

Too many people think that we should serve our elected officials; I think that's backwards as hell. Anytime some elected official tells the public what's 'unfeasible' or unrealistic, or not doable; then that elected person should be immediately up for recall. We the people set the priorities for government, government doesn't set priorities for the people. That's clearly stated in the constitution.

I hear that nonsense from a lot of Obama's undying fans; about how we should be serving him and how we need to get behind him no matter what he's does or doesn't do...how we have to follow his dictates. NO! Obama should be following the will of the people who elected him, fighting for our causes; that's why we went out and voted for him, because of the policies and ideals he stated that he would stand for. Why all of the sudden after he gets elected then those policies are 'unfeasible'? I'm tired of hearing Obama's administration blaming 'the people's lack of action' for his failures and sellouts. Obama; the people spoke when we elected you with just about a 60% majority and gave you a Democrat senate and congress. It's not our responsibility when you went out and pissed that all away. A lot of common people went out and worked their asses off to get Obama elected; and now he blames the people for his not getting anything done for us. Obama that's why I won't vote for you again.

Good points, Duane. It seems like in the past year Obama has gotten a lot done, because he stopped trying to get a consensus with the opposing party that would not compromise. So he just went ahead and did it. Prior to that he saved Detroit by saving the auto companies, and got health care passed. Both of those were major accomplishments for the working/middle class.

I will vote for him again because to vote for the Republicans will get collective bargaining rights stripped even further, industry will be allowed to pollute air and water further. Hoekstra wants to drill in the Great Lakes. I don't want to see a BP oil spill in the largest fresh water supply in the world.

I appreciate your points that politicians should not make excuses but should serve the people. While democrats have tons of problems, they serve the people more than republicans.

Thank you for commenting Lorrie. I would submit that a vote for a Democrat or Republican is a vote for the same entity. The illusion of voting for 'the lesser of two evils' is the main reason for the continuous loop of the status quo we're mired in.

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denise

6/11/2014 01:33:10 am

Obama is just the current chosen face for the brand... He is what is "in" right now... a puppet really. The agenda has been in place long before he became president. That is how I see it, anyway.

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